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Filed 00'6. 13, 1947 jzl'gor SLQU z Patented Nov. 30, 1948 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SLED l Isidore Shakowitz, Philadelphia. Pa. Application October 13, 1947, SerialNo. 779,468 1 claim. (c1. 28o-1c) This invention relates to sleds. i

An object of this inventionis to provide an improved sled for children which is of the steerable type and embodies two pairs of runners with one pair of runners pivotally secured to the top of the sled.

Another object of this invention is to provide an improved means whereby the steerable portion of the sled will be rmly and pivotally secured to the top of the sled.

To the foregoing objects, and others which may hereinafter more fully appear, the invention consists of the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts, as will be more specifically referred to and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, but it is to be understood that changes, variations, and modifications may be resorted to which fall within the scope of the invention as claimed.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a detailed side elevation of a sled constructed according to an embodiment of this invention.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary plan View of the forward end of the sled.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary sectional View taken on the line 4 4 of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of Figure 2.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral I designates generally the top of a sled which is formed of outer side longitudinal bars I I and inner longitudinal bars I2. The inner bars I2 are secured by fastening means I3 such as bolts or screws to cross bars I4 which are secured beneath the bars I2 and the bars I I. A pair of rear runners I are secured beneath the top I0 being formed with upwardly bent forward ends I6 terminating in a horizontal extension Il which is secured beneath one of the cross bars I4. The runners I5 are also secured to a rearmost cross bar I4 by means of pairs of downwardly divergent supporting legs or braces I8 which are secured by any well known fastening means I9 to the webs of the runners I5 and are also secured beneath the rearmost cross bar I4. A forward pair of steerable runners 2li are disposed beneath the top I0, and form a forward steerable sled.

The runners are provided with upturned forward ends 2| terminating in horizontal extensions 22 which are secured to longitudinal bars 23 by fastening means 24. The longitudinal bars 23 are connected together by means of a transverse connecting bar 25 which is secured beneath the longitudinal bars 23 by fastening means 26. A pair'of downwardly divergent bracing orsup.- porting legs 2l are secured at their lower divergent ends by fastening means 28 to the webs of the runners 20 and have their upper portions 29 interposed between the cross bar 25 and the lower sides of the longitudinal bars 23. A transverse bar 30 is secured between the side bars 23 being xed thereto by fastening means 3 I.

A pivot member 32 extends through the top Ill at the forward end of the latter and also extends through the transverse bar 30 as shown in Figure 3. A plurality of thrust washers 33 are interposed between the bar 38 and the lower side of the top member I0. A longitudinally curved connecting bar 34 is fixed between the forward ends of the side bars II of the top and a steering bar 35 extends across the upper sides of the side bars II being fixedly secured between a pair of upwardly bent supporting bars 36 and 31 which are secured by fastening means 38 which may be a bolt and nut or up ended rivet at their forward ends to the center of the steering bar 35. The upper supporting bar 3l is interposed between the head of the pivot member 32 and the upper side of the top I0, whereas the lower supporting bar 3l is interposed at its rear end between the transverse bar 30 and the lower end of the .pivot member 32. The steering bar 35 is also braced by means of a pair of rearwardly divergent bracing bars 39 which are fixed at their forward convergent ends to the steering bar fastening means 38 below the lower bar 31 and are fixed at their rear divergent ends beneath the fastening members 3|. In order to prevent undue rocking of the steerable sled, I have provided a longitudinally curved bar or rod 40 which is fixed to the cross bar 25 by the fastening means 23. The center longitudinal bar I2a has extending therethrough a bolt 4I which extends through the slot 42 formed lengthwise in the bar 4U. The steering bar 35 is formed with rearwardly directed opposite ends 43 and a rib 44 is carried by the steering bar 35 inwardly from each end thereof to prevent the foot of the user from slipping inwardly.

With a sled as hereinbefore described the user will be able to make sharper turns than with sleds embodying bendable runners and through the use of the slotted arcuate bar 40 the front sled member formed of the front runners 20 will be more firmly held to the top and the bar 40 will relieve the pivot 32 for the front sled member of undue strain.

I claim:

A bobsled comprising a at top member, a pair of rear runners xed beneath said top member, a front runner assembly including a pair of front runners, each having an upturned front portion and a horizontally disposed rear portion, an inverted V-brace secured to said rear portion and a horizontal bar secured at one end thereof to said upturned front portion and at the other end to said brace, a front transverse brace'secured to each of said bars intermediate the length thereof, a rear transverse brace xedly connected at the ends thereof to each of said rst named braces, an arcuate transverse member connected at the ends thereof to said other endsof said horizontal bars and having a slot extending substantially the length thereof',twoforwardl's7 vcon-- verging upraised steering braces secured atzthe rear thereof to said horizontal bars and at their front ends to each other and to a transverse steering bar, a pivot pin extending' throughthe 'forward end of said flat top member rotatabiy carrying said front'tr'ansverse brace; apair ofvertically spaced apart forwardly extending steering bar supports pivotally carried at the rear end thereof by said pin and at the other end nonrotatably fixed to said steering bar, and a second pin fixed in said flat top member and adapted to slidably engage in the slot of said arcuate member whereby said front runners are xed relative to each other and rotatable relative to said top member, and said rst and second named pins Vare effective 'to 4`Aconvey fthe load to said front runner assembly.

ISIDORE SHAKOWITZ.

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